Utah Code 63A-5b-401. Definitions

63A-5b-401. Definitions.
As used in this part:

(1)

Terms Used In Utah Code 63A-5b-401

Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
Capital improvement project: means :

(a)

a remodeling, alteration, replacement, repair, or site or utility improvement project:

(i)	with a total cost of less than $3,500,000; or

(ii)

(A)	with a total cost of $3,500,000 or more; and

(B)	that will be paid for with funds that are not state funds;

(b)

a utility infrastructure improvement project that:

(i)	has a total cost of less than $7,000,000;

(ii)	consists of two or more projects that, if done separately, would each cost less than $3,500,000; and

(iii)

the division determines is more cost effective or feasible to be completed as a single project; or

(c)

a new facility with a total construction cost of less than $500,000. See Utah Code 63A-5b-401

Director: means the division director, appointed under Section 63A-5b-302. See Utah Code 63A-5b-102

Division: means the Division of Facilities Construction and Management created in Section 63A-5b-301. See Utah Code 63A-5b-102

New facility: includes :

(i)	an addition to an existing building; and

(ii)

the enclosure of space that was not previously fully enclosed. See Utah Code 63A-5b-401

Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5

State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5

State funds: means public money appropriated by the Legislature. See Utah Code 63A-5b-401

(a)

“Capital development project” means:

(i)	a remodeling or site or utility improvement project with a total cost of $3,500,000 or more;

(ii)	a new facility with a construction cost of $500,000 or more; or

(iii)

a purchase of real property if an appropriation is requested and made for the purchase.

(b)	“Capital development project” does not include a capital improvement project.

(2)

“Capital improvement project” means:

(a)

a remodeling, alteration, replacement, repair, or site or utility improvement project:

(i)	with a total cost of less than $3,500,000; or

(ii)

(A)	with a total cost of $3,500,000 or more; and

(B)	that will be paid for with funds that are not state funds;

(b)

a utility infrastructure improvement project that:

(i)	has a total cost of less than $7,000,000;

(ii)	consists of two or more projects that, if done separately, would each cost less than $3,500,000; and

(iii)

the division determines is more cost effective or feasible to be completed as a single project; or

(c)	a new facility with a total construction cost of less than $500,000.

(3)

(a)	“New facility” means a new building constructed on state property regardless of the source of the funding that pays for construction of the new building.

(b)

“New facility” includes:

(i)	an addition to an existing building; and

(ii)	the enclosure of space that was not previously fully enclosed.

(c)

“New facility” does not include:

(i)	the replacement of state-owned space that is demolished or that is otherwise removed from state use, if the total construction cost of the replacement space is less than $3,500,000; or

(ii)	the construction of facilities that do not fully enclose a space.

(4)

“Replacement cost” means, as determined by the Division of Risk Management:

(a)	for state facilities, excluding auxiliary facilities as defined by the director, the cost to replace those facilities; and

(b)	for infrastructure, as defined by the director, the cost to replace the infrastructure.

(5)	“State funds” means public money appropriated by the Legislature.

Enacted by Chapter 152, 2020 General Session

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